Conservatism

CLAIM CONNECTIONS / 6

Where this source is used

• Hamilton distinguishes conservatism from dogmatic reaction and states that reaction, rather than conservatism as such, is inherently authoritarian.

  • supports · section 1.3, paragraphs 2–4

• Conservatism can name a general disposition against abrupt change or a self-conscious modern political tradition.

  • supports · section 1.1, paragraphs 1–3

• The general taxonomies derive from European and North American debates; Balasubramanian's Indian account supplies one locally grounded classification rather than a universal non-Atlantic definition.

  • context · sections 1.2 and 2.5

• Accounts of conservatism differ between a procedural preference for gradual change and substantive defenses of particular forms of authority and social order.

  • supports · section 1.4, paragraphs 1–5

• Resistance to every change is not sufficient to define the conservative tradition described by Hamilton.

  • supports · section 1.3, paragraphs 1–3

• The Stanford Encyclopedia describes a prominent conservatism that values inherited practice while allowing cautious and incremental reform.

  • supports · section 1.3, paragraphs 1–3